The Times They Are A-Changin'

... And what explains the directions of change? asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a time when I was in my late teens and preparing to embark on a train from......

Ajay Banga will be a 'transformative leader': Biden

Ajay Banga will be a 'transformative leader', who will bring expertise, experience, and innovation to the position of World Bank president, United States President Joe Biden has said after the top......

Canada advises citizens to leave Russia after curbs on fin transactions

The Canadian government is advising its citizens to refrain from visiting Russia and to leave the country as soon as possible amid the impacts of the Russian military operations in Ukraine. IMAGE:......

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Ivan Menezes and Arvind Subramanian -- whose birthdays were separated by a month and 3 days in 1959 -- became close friends attending the economics course at St Stephen's.Ivan went on to be a......

Pine Labs CEO Amrish Rau may net Rs 1,000 crore as firm files for IPO

As fintech major Pine Labs gears up for its initial public offering (IPO), its Draft Red Herring Prospectus has highlighted its top executives’ pay and stock options, including those of chief......

How RBI's bar on Mastercard impacts Indian banks

The RBI ban is only on fresh issuances, while the existing cards business remains unimpacted. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) move to ban Mastercard from issuing new cards for not complying......

Digital frauds continue to plague Mastercard

Mastercard recently launched an authentication product called Identity Check Express that enables customers to verify transactions on their own. The ever-expanding digital payments industry has......

RBI bars Mastercard from adding new customers in India from July 22

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday barred Mastercard Asia Pacific from onboarding new credit, debit and prepaid card customers with effect from July 22 as it failed to comply with data storage norms.......

'Big Mistake': Dhoni reveals his biggest IPL regret

  IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni entered the field of play and had a fierce on-field argument with the umpires during an IPL match in 2019. Photograph: BCCI Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known for his......

Mastercard replaces PayTm as BCCI's title sponsors for home games

Global payments and technology company Mastercard replaced India's mobile payment app company PayTM as BCCI's title sponsors for all international matches at home as well the domestic tournaments.......

Dhoni Beats Bachchan, SRK!

Dhoni endorses 42 brands to Bachchan's 41 and SRK's 34. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai. Photograph: ANI Photo At 43, Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains the crown......

India vs Pakistan tickets sold out in 60 minutes

First lot of online tickets for Indo-Pak World Cup match sold out during pre-sale window IMAGE: The 'Book My Show' website put a 'Sold Out' caption on the Pakistan game, which wasn't the case for......

Augusta Masters: Bhatia, Theegala off to slow start

IMAGE: India's Akshay Bhatia was one-under par and hit a couple of birdies before rains halted play at Augusta Masters on Thursday. Photograph: Kind courtesy PGA Tour Akshay Bhatia lay tied 17th......